Straightway valve.



F. H. ORDNER, DBC'D.

r. m. 0111mm, ADMINISTEATRIX.

STRAIGHTWAY VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1909.

1,055,215, Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

WITNESSES: v INVENTOR 5%.. Mam cM/a BY ATTORNFY I vantages which resultfrom the use of my 3 valve;

Fig. "2 is -a section taken .on *the line o'f '1.

.of ipe. 7, I spindle standard '6 at its lower end.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

FRANK H. OBDNEB, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK; FLORA M. ORDNER ADMINISTRATRIX OFSAID FRANK H. ORDNER, DECEASED.

STRAIGHTWAY VALVE.

Specification of letters Patent.

' Application filed January 28, 1909. Serial No. 473,924.

To all whom it mag concern:

- Be it lmown that I, FRANK H. ORDNER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Buffalo, county of Erie, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Straightway Valves,ofwhich the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in valves and more particularly tostraight way valves and it is especially designed to take the place ofgate valves.-

I'have sought to produce a valve which would have a perfect seat and atthe same time be easily and quickly opened. With this and other objectsin view I have produced my invention and it provides a valve which isquick to open, has a perfect seat and is so constructed that nomatterwhat pressure may be exerted against it,-it can not leak nor creep.Moreoverthe edges of the valve seat cannot be ground by sand or otherrinding substances found in water since ,t e valve seat is "always keptclear and free from grinding sediment by the flow of the first and lastwater which passes the valvea'nd its said seat.

My valve possesses not only the advan-' tages above enumerated, but itis simple in construction and. cheap to build. a Those skilled in theart will :easily understand from the following description and theaccompanying drawings the many adinvention.

Referring now to the -drawingsa '-=Figurev 1 is a sectional elevation:of my invention,

8 represents themsuglwalve caeinkgsome-f whatchanged infomnto adapt iteeto my;

4 is the inlet -.conductingpipe and 5 the} outlet condu pipe -both vofwhich .a're-f rovided I as shown with -the usual screw fin'eads forunitingiitztoadditionaldengthsl v I block Z1310 allow 'therein- -an'd:allow :the' "wedge Block to :1186

seats upon the upper-partof theyalve 3-and-th1sseatmay be. undi-fo atight :fit if so desired. Azcollarp provided mm wn to tl'xezupper of the'valve casinto the pipe 4.

a shoulder of the lower end of the spindle standard 6 thus holdingfirmly together in a tight joint the said spindle standard 6 and thevalve casing 3.

The spindle 9 is preferably provided with screw threads l0 and 11 one ofwhich is preferably a right handed screw and the other a left handedscrew. The screw. threads 10 mesh with the screw threads in the spindlestandard 6 as clearly shown. The screw threads 11 mesh with screwthreads 12 in my wedge block 13. The spindle 9 passes through thespindle standard 6 and into the said Wedge block 13.

A screwthreaded cap 14 fits over the top of the spindle standard 6 andthe spindle 9 passes through its center. The usual packmg means 15 areprovided for keepin the joint formed between the cap 14 an' the spindlestandard 6. To the top of the spindle 9 is suitably secured in the usualmanner the hand wheel 16 or any other suitable means for rotatin thespindle 9.

The wedge bloc 13 is adapted when held 'in its lowermost position asclearly shown in full lines in .Flg. 1 to press a ainst the swing valve17. This swing va ve 17 is- .pivotally mounted upon a pin 18 suitablylocated in the valve casing 3.

shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to that shown indotted lines in that'figure. "Onthe face of the swm valve 1-7 which contacts'with the wedge:hlock 13, :I rov'ide a,guide flange 19 which is adap 'to travel in asuitable oove 2Q in'the wedge block .13. The fllllCtlOIl (if this.guldeflange and groove is to keep -.the' swmgvalve 171m 1 its properline of travel when, itimoves :upon

its pivot .pin' 18 and likewisewto keep :it properly-seated f'wheniitcloses the po ole .A 'pini-21-is.suitably secured at one :end:inzthegguide flan c192 and rovlded-at its .opposite-end'wi a contactookorfiange 22 A groove is rovided in 'ithe tl ie :pin 21 .to :rest'looy mitil it comesiin-ccontact with therflange 22 on the said. in when:the'further rise of :the wedge'bloc pull :thevsjwing avalve 117upwardly and. away tfnmn the pozthole the ipe 4. Thus .arenpromi afarpulling :the :zaway T Patented Mar. 4, 191,3.

y The swing valve is adapted'to rotate :from the position may be pushedaway therefrom by pressure. On opposite sides of the valve casing 3 Iprovide glrideways 23 and 24 in which side flanges 25 and 26 provided oneach side of the wedge block 13 are adapted to travel.

The function of the guideways 23 and 24 and the side flanges 25 and 26is to keep the wedge block 13 in a straight line of travel when it ismoving upwardly or downwardly.

' The operation of my valve is as follows: When the valve is seated thepartsoccupy the positions shown in full lines in Fig. 1. When it isdesired to open the valve the hand. wheel 16' is revolved and the righthanded threads 10 and the left handed threads 11 on the spindle 9operate to. pro

vdime a quick upward travel ofthe wedge block 13. As soon as the wedgeblock 13 begms to rise it releases its pressure against the guide flange19 of the swing valve 17 and the pressure of water in the pipe 4 maythen be exerted to push the swing valve.

17 from its seat. If this pressure .is not sufficient to push the swingvalve 17 from its seat then as soon as the wedge-block 13 is raisedsufliciently far to come in contact with the flange 22 of the pin 21 theupward motion of the wedge block- 13 will pull the swing valve 17 awayfrom its seat and when the wedge block 13 has reached the upper mostlimit of its travel the swing valve 17 will be in the position, shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, and will'be held thereby means of the pin 21.Reversing the rotation of the hand wheel 16 will quickly drive the wedgeblock 13 downwardly and this will simultaneously drive the swing valve17 downwardly until the wedge block 13 and the swing valve 17 are in theposition shown I in full lines in Fig. 1.

The seat of the swing valve 17 will obviously be kept clean of anysediment which would gnnd the seat by reason of the fact that the firstflow of water over the seat .tends to keep it clean and the last flow ofwater which is allowed to pass the seat likewise washes it clean of anysediment. The pressure of the wedge block 13 against the guide flange 19is always suflicient to keep the swing valve 17 firmly on its seat andproduce a tight fit.

, Obviously it is not an essential part of from it's seat but of coursethe swing valve my invention that the screw threads on the spindle.shall be one right handed and theother left handed since they may bothbe either left or right handed, but when of the character shown andherein described, they will produce a quicker travel upwardly anddownwardly of the wedge block and there-v fore a quicker opening of theswing valve. It is not essential that the SWIIIg valve 17 should bemounted as herein shown, the

only essential being that the said valvelbe made to move away from andonto its seat simultaneously with the upward and downward movement ofthe wedge block and further that it be held firmly on its seat by thewedge-block. I

What I claim is: V

1. The combination of avalve casingprovided with a valve seat, guideways provided within said casing, a valvev pivoted within said casing, avalve controlling member longitudinally movable in said guide 'ways,link connections from-said valve controlling member to said valve toswing the latter on its pivot and means to actuate ,the valvecontrolling member.

2. In a straight way valve the combinetion with the valve casing, thevalve handle and the valve spindle of a swing valve ro tatably mountedin said valve casmg, a wedge block screwthreaded to said valve spindleand adapted to hold said swing valve on its seat when in its downward position and release said swing valve from its seat when in its upwardposition, a pin secured to said swing valve and a hook flange on theupper end of said pin whereby when said wedge block is drawn upwardly itcontacts with said hook flange and thereby draws upward said swingvalve. 3. ha straight way valve, the combination with a valve casing,a'valve handle and its spindle, of .a swing valve rotatably mounted insaid valve casing, a guide flange on the face of said swing valve, awedge block secured to said spindle and provided with a guidegroove inwhich said guide flange is adapted to'travel, a pin secured to saidswing .valve and'a hook flange on the fupper end of said pin wherebywhen said wedge block is drawn upwardly it contacts -with said hookflange and thereby draws upwardly said swing valve.

4. In a straight way valve, the combination with a valve casing, a valvehandle and its spindle, of a swing valve mounted in said valve casing, aguide flange on the face of said swing valve, a wedge block movablevertically in said. valve easing, provided with a guide groove andscrew-threaded to said valve spindle, a pin secured to said swing valve,a hook flange on the upper end of said pin whereby when said wedge blockis drawn upwardly it contacts, with said hook flange and thereby drawsupwardly said swing valve, and means for guiding the vertical traveltofsaid wedge block in said valve casing.

' with a wedge surface, a valve controlling pivoted within said casingand provided with a wedge surface, a valve controlling memberlongitudinally movable within said guide ways and provided with a wedgesurace, means connecting said controlling member with said valve toswing the same from its seat and means to actuate said controllingmember, whereby the wedge surface on the said controlling member willco-act with the wedge surface on the said valve to force the same to itsseat.

6. The combination of a valve casing provided with a valve seat,longitudinal guide ways provided within said casing, a valve memberlongitudinally movable within said guide ways and provided with a wedgesurface, loose link connection between said controllin member and saidvalve to swing the same rom its seat and means to actuate saidcontrolling member, whereby the wedge surface on the said controllingmember w1ll co-act with the wedge surface on the said valve to force thesame to its seat.

7. The combination of a valve casing provided with a valve seat, a valvepivoted in the casing, a valve controllin member movable in the casingand loose llnk connections therefrom to the valve to swing the same onits pivot, and means to actuate the valve controlling member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK H. ORDNER.

Witnesses:

J. WM. ELLIS, E'rnm. A. KELLY.

